From: Noelle.OConnor [mailto:Noelle.OConnor@lit.ie]
Subject: RE; 12th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research, Limerick (Ireland) - Reviewer Invitation
12th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference
THRIC 2016
16th and 17th June, Limerick
A Taste of Tourism - Niche Perspectives
Welcome message from THRIC 2016
Building on the success of the last 11 Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conferences (THRIC), the Department of Food & Tourism is proud to host the 12th Annual THRIC in Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) on June 16th and 17th 2016. With a multi-location campus in Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, LIT is an autonomous institution with a long history of delivering quality hospitality and tourism education, employment training and applied research attuned to the needs of the labour market. The primary aim of the craft, tourism and event management programmes within the Department of Food & Tourism is to enable our students to contribute to the sustainable development and future of the Irish tourism and hospitality industry. The following link provides a brief sample of our active learning approach to hospitality and tourism education in LIT:
Research directs and informs this ambition and is fundamental to ensuring that we achieve our aim. Consequently, THRIC provides an ideal forum by gathering together representatives from academia, industry and the research community to discuss the sector's research and industry needs.
For more than a decade, THRIC has contributed significantly to furthering our understanding of the tourism and hospitality industry from a variety of standpoints. THRIC 2016 continues this tradition by introducing yet another layer of investigation: 'A Taste of Tourism - Niche Perspectives' inviting contributors to consider the complexities of the relationships that tourists form with people and places.
In its broadest sense 'A Taste of Tourism - Niche Perspectives' reflects the relationships between producer and consumer, reality and imagination, and the individual with the packaged. To extend these lines of enquiry, we welcome research papers from both new and more experienced contributors on a variety of hospitality and tourism related research themes. We encourage new researchers at the early stages of their work, to present to an audience and gain valuable insights in a positive and supportive environment. In addition, a number of Keynote Speakers will also address current issues and trends pertinent to hospitality and tourism. The Gala dinner on Thursday evening (16th of June) in the Strand Hotel will allow delegates the opportunity to reflect and network in advance of the final day of THRIC 2016.
We look forward to welcoming you to Limerick in June 2016. In the meantime, should you have any queries please contact us on THRIC@lit.ie.
Warmest regards,
THRIC 2016
Department of Food and Tourism
Limerick Institute of Technology
Email address: THRIC@lit.ie
Kind regards,
Noëlle
Dr Noëlle O'Connor DBS, BBS, PG Cert, PG Dip, MBS, PhD,
Course Director: BA (Hons.) in Business Studies with Travel and Tourism Management,
Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management,
Department of Food and Tourism,
Faculty of Business and Humanities,
Limerick Institute of Technology,
Ireland.
Tel.: 00 353 61 293166
Email: noelle.oconnor@lit.ie
Digital biography: http://ie.linkedin.com/in/noelleoconnor